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  • Send us your Florida questions!

    Rick and Cathy talk about Florida adventures for the new year and talk about kayaking. They also look ahead to 2025 and some possible new benefits for podcast subscribers.

    Links We Mentioned

    Earth Kinship bioluminescence kayak tours

    Florida State Parks camping reservations

    Harvest Hosts

    Florida Bucket List scratch-off adventures

    Keaton Beach



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    Free, weekly episodes of "The Florida Spectacular" are co-hosted by Rick Kilby.

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  • Send us your Florida questions!

    AyoLane Halusky talks about possible changes at Marineland, why you shouldn't be afraid of alligators, and favorite paddles in St. Johns area.

    Marineland

    Unusual gator behavior in Big Cypress

    My Life as a Turkey

    Earth Kinship Kayak Tours & Nature Education

    Geotripper

    Local Lorax

    Top Kayaking Spots in the St. Johns Area

    Deep Creek

    Welaka (Dunn's Creek to Murphy Island or Mud Springs)

    Guana Lake at the dam (bioluminescence tour)

    Mantanzas Inlet

    Durbin Creek

    Hontoon Island

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  • Send us your Florida questions!

    Kimball Love makes an appearance on the podcast to talk about her new book, Florida Is Not For Sissies.

    Links We Mentioned

    Florida is Not for Sissies

    Florida Is Not for Sissies merchandise

    Florida Is Not For Sissies on Facebook

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    Free, weekly episodes of "The Florida Spectacular" are co-hosted by Rick Kilby.

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  • Send us your Florida questions!

    Chris Meindl, associate professor or geography and the director of the Florida Studies Program at USF-St. Pete, joins the podcast to talk about his new book, Florida Springs: From Geography to Politics and Restoration. Cathy, Rick, and Chris talk about the springs, the Florida Studies Program, and the politics of water.

    Go see him at the Sulfur Springs Museum in Tampa: Jan. 12, 2 p.m.

    Links We Mentioned

    Florida Geological Survey: Florida Springs

    Water's Journey: The River Returns

    Fenholloway River

    Florida Swallets

    Florida Studies Program

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    Free, weekly episodes of "The Florida Spectacular" are co-hosted by Rick Kilby.

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  • Send us your Florida questions!

    What started as an episode on gratitude for Florida things meandered as much as the Kissimmee River in the 1920s. Rick and Cathy talk about what they're grateful for in Florida, and — naturally — that turns to talk of finding dead bodies and how to kill someone. It's the most nontraditional Thanksgiving episode ever. Take a listen.

    Links We Mentioned

    White Gate Court

    Drawdown on the Oklawaha River

    Birding in Florida

    Crescent Moon Mysteries by Tara Lush

    Bury me under a tree and let me be part tree

    (Untested, but Cathy's buying it): Florida Adventure Bucket List)

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    Free, weekly episodes of "The Florida Spectacular" are co-hosted by Rick Kilby.

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  • Send us your Florida questions!

    Chris Beachum and Rich Robinson created a TV series, Crazy, Florida! — and the first episode is live now. Rich and Chris join Rick and Cathy to talk about the inspiration for Crazy, Florida!, what makes it special, and what's next for the docuseries.

    Links We Mentioned

    Crazy, Florida! S1E1 on YouTube

    Crazy, Florida! YouTube Channel

    Fast Channels include RokuTV, Pluto, and RVTV.

    Animals once thought to be cryptids

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    Free, weekly episodes of "The Florida Spectacular" are co-hosted by Rick Kilby.

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  • Send us your Florida questions!

    Rick and Cathy talk about what to do at Wekiwa Springs, along the Wekiva River, at Rock Springs Run, and the surrounding waterways.

    Links We Mentioned

    Wekiwa Springs State Park

    Wekiva Island

    Wekiva River: a Wild & Scenic River

    Friends of Wekiva River

    Lower Wekiva River Preserve State Park

    Emerald Cut

    Rock Springs Run

    Kelly Park/Rock Springs Run

    Katie's Landing

    King's Landing

    Seminole State Forest

    Along the Wekiva by Bill Belleville and Jim Robison

    Little Wekiva River



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    Free, weekly episodes of "The Florida Spectacular" are co-hosted by Rick Kilby.

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  • Send us your Florida questions!

    This week, Florida Spectacular takes a deep dive into DeLeon Springs. Rick and Cathy talk about the first people who lived in the area, EuroAmerican settlers, and the history of the sugar mill and plantation that formed around the spring. They end the podcast talking about the more "roadside Florida" aspects of the spring, including, of course, waterskiing elephants and make-your-own pancakes.

    Links We Mentioned

    De Leon Springs State Park

    Old Florida's Finest: DeLeon Springs

    A deeper dive into the spring

    Stetson project abut enslaved people at DeLeon Springs

    Queenie the Waterskiing elephant

    Waterskiing elephants at DeLeon Springs

    Liz and Queenie



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    Free, weekly episodes of "The Florida Spectacular" are co-hosted by Rick Kilby.

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  • Send us your Florida questions!

    Brendan O'Connor, of Bungalower and Orlando Magazine, joins the podcast to talk about his intense knowledge of Orlando neighborhoods and hidden Orlando. He's the author of 100 Things To Do In Orlando Before You Die and, as we mentioned, a bit like an onion: He has layers.

    Brendan's Top Five Hidden Orlando Experiences

    Winter Park Boat TourDickson Azalea ParkGiant PigeonsOrange Hill CemeterySerpentarium

    Links We Mentioned

    Whiskey Lou's

    Nile Ethiopian District

    Packing District

    Milk District

    Foxtail Coffee

    Shitty Beautiful on Instagram

    Debonair Social Club

    Genius Preserve

    Also mentioned but not in Orlando: Vintage Marché

    Suggested reading (author will be a guest soon!): Florida Springs

    Image courtesy of Bungalower

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  • Send us your Florida questions!

    Robert the Doll isn't the only ghost in the Florida Keys. Hear a few more tales from Brad and Cathy.

    Links We Mentioned

    Haunted Key West

    Key West Theater

    Robert the Doll

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    Free, weekly episodes of "The Florida Spectacular" are co-hosted by Rick Kilby.

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  • Send us your Florida questions!

    With scary season in full swing, Cathy and Rick talk about some of the creepiest — and most fun — places they've visited along the roadside.

    Potter's Wax Museum

    Hall of Presidents in Clermont, what's in the gift shop, and a blog post from Rick

    The Sandman Motel

    Casa Marina

    Jungle Adventure

    Barberville Produce

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    Free, weekly episodes of "The Florida Spectacular" are co-hosted by Rick Kilby.

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  • Send us your Florida questions!

    "Art is not for everyone, but it can be for anyone," so says today's guest, freelance arts writer and Fernandina Beach resident Chadd Scott.

    Art Basel

    Gasparilla Festival of the Arts

    Sarasota Modern

    Highwaymen Art Weekend

    Purvis Young

    Robert Rauschenberg

    Appleton Museum

    Norton Museum of Art

    Vickers Collection at UF

    Rollins College Museum of Art

    The Alfond

    The Morse Museum

    Mannello Museum of American Art

    Sidewalk Art Festival in Winter Park

    Chihuly Collection at Morean Arts Center

    Fresh Squeezed Emerging Artists at the Morean

    Wolfsonian

    Mildred Thompson's 'Magnetic Fields' at Cummer Museum in Jacksonville

    Thomas Moran's Ponce de Leon painting at the Cummer.

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    Image: Mildred Thompson's 'Magnetic Fields,' courtesy of the Cummer Museum of Art and Gardens in Jacksonville.

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    Send us your Florida questions!

    With Hurricane Milton approaching Florida, Brad and Cathy talk about historic hurricanes in the Florida Keys, including Labor Day 1935 and Irma.

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  • Send us your Florida questions!

    In the path of Hurricane Milton, Rick and Cathy talk about the history of hurricanes, what Milton could mean for Florida — and Gulfport, and the value of the National Hurricane Center.

    Links We Mentioned

    New experimental cone

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  • Send us your Florida questions!

    In wake — the literal one — of storm surge from Hurricane Helene, Cathy and Rick talk about what Gulfport looks like, what's next for the 25% of Gulfport residents who no longer have a home, and who's been helping.

    Links We Mentioned

    The Gabber Newspaper's Helene coverage

    Gulfport web cameras

    World Central Kitchen

    Shawarma King

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    Send us your Florida questions!

    Brad wrote a (mostly) fictional book, The Florida Keys Skunk Ape Files. While many of the narratives in the book came from the depths of his imagination, not all of them are false. Brad and Cathy talk about real stories of people who believe they saw a skunk ape. They also talk about why they both believe the Skunk Ape — and other bigfoots — exist.

    Cathy's favorite quote about what we know about what is real:

    "Fifteen hundred years ago everybody knew the Earth was the center of the universe. Five hundred years ago, everybody knew the Earth was flat, and fifteen minutes ago, you knew that humans were alone on this planet. Imagine what you'll know tomorrow." —Agent K, Men in Black

    Check out Cathy's article about her quest to find the skunk ape in Big Cypress.

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    Free, weekly episodes of "The Florida Spectacular" are co-hosted by Rick Kilby.

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  • Send us your Florida questions!

    Florida has a treasure trove of Folk, or Self-Taught, Artists. Bailey Wright, with Jeanine Taylor Folk Art in Sanford, joins the podcast to talk about Florida Folk art and the gallery's upcoming exhibit (featuring Rick!), Florida Gothic. While the show runs a limited time, there's no shortage of arts, food, and culture in Sanford. Rick, Bailey, and Cathy talk about all the things and yes, Sanford does have a craft marshmallow maker.

    Links We Mentioned

    Florida Gothic Folk show

    Mennello Museum of American Art

    Morean Fresh Squeezed

    House of Blues

    Jesse Aaron

    Mary Proctor

    Mr. Imagination

    The Salesman documentary

    How To Do Sanford

    Historic Downtown Sanford


    Art in Sanford

    Jeanine Taylor Folk Art

    Sanford Art Walk

    Eat & Sanford

    Hollerbach's German restaurant

    Wondermade Craft Marshmallows

    Celery City Craft Beer

    Artwork: 'Full Moon' by Melissa Menzer

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    Free, weekly episodes of "The Florida Spectacular" are co-hosted by Rick Kilby.

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    Just in time for the start of the scary season, Florida cozy author Tara Lush joins the podcast to talk about her three mystery series — all set in Florida. One has a haunted cookie jar, one has a decades-old disappearance, and one has a gator. Well, technically, they're all set in Florida, so there are probably gators in all of them, but one specializes in gators. Check out the links below!

    Links We Mentioned

    Murdle daily puzzle (and Murdle books)

    Catitude and Charms (the novella with a haunted cookie jar)

    You can order these books from Tombolo and Books at Park Place — and any indie bookstore can likely order them, too.

    Tara Lush website

    Coffee Lovers Mystery Series

    Crescent Moon Mystery Series

    Critters and Criminals Series

    The Rules for Cozies

    Usually about domestic matters and a comforting settingAmateur sleuth, often a woman who may be middle-aged or elderlyGore and violence are off-pageSex, if it exists, is also off-pageGreat example is "Only Murders in the Building" (although it has swearing and Lush's cozies do not)

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    Brad and Cathy talk about the origins of Key West — and the chapter in Cathy's new book about how Key West came to be the place we know today.

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  • Send us your Florida questions!

    Florida conservation biologist Gene Kelly joins the podcast to talk about the proposed Withlacoochee land swap. We talk about some of the best things about the area (Red-cockaded woodpeckers! Wilderness! Sand hill habitat!) as well as why the area's significant and deserves continued protection.

    The notes from this episode are too detailed for this space, but please hop on over to greatfloridaroadtrip.com to see the link.

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    Free, weekly episodes of "The Florida Spectacular" are co-hosted by Rick Kilby.

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    Premium, biweekly episodes of "The Florida Keys" Spectacular are co-hosted by Brad Bertelli. Find Brad's column in The Keys Weekly newspaper, ch...